Foods : The Bad & Ugly

Conventionally grown fruits and vegetables
Pesticides that kill bugs are toxins that not only contaminate our foods but contaminate our ground water. These toxins can’t be washed off the food , they are absorbed by the plant and when the fruit or vegetable is ingested these toxins build up in the body. We are a microcosm [...]

Omega 3 & Omega 6

Omega 6 essential fatty acids create hormones called prostaglandins that trigger an inflammatory response in the body. This inflammatory response has been linked to cancer, asthma, heart disease, chronic degenerative diseases, low immunity and premature ageing. Foods that are high in omega 6 fatty acids are meats, margarine, peanuts and most processed foods.
Omega 3 [...]

Fish- Least Toxins, Ethical Fishing, Robust Populations

The Environmental Defense Fund is a great resource for finding seafood that is caught in a sustainable fashion and seafood that is low in toxins. These are their three categories for seafood.
Eco Best Choices describe:
Eco-Best Fish
Safe for the environment - enjoy often!
* wild fish from healthy, well-managed populations, [...]

Must Have Books For Those Who Eat

Healing with Wholefoods by Paul Pitchford- If you only buy one book on nutrition , this is the one to get. A wealth of information gleaned from thousands of years of knowledge based on Oriental medicine as well as cutting edge research from modern nutrition.
What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing [...]

Do I Look Like A Carnivore?

Here is what Milton Mills M.D. says in his book
Comparative Anatomy of Eating
Facial Muscles

Carnivore
Reduced to allow wide mouth gape

Omnivore
Reduced

Herbivore
Well developed

Human
Well developed

Jaw Motion

Carnivore
Shearing; minimal side-to-side motion

Omnivore
Shearing; minimal side-to-side motion

Herbivore
No shear; good side-to-side, front-to-back

Human
No shear; good side-to-side, front-to-back

Teeth (Incisors)

Carnivore
Short and pointed

Omnivore
Short and pointed

Herbivore
Broad, flattened, and spade-shaped

Human
Broad, flattened, and spade-shaped

Teeth (Canines)

Carnivore
Long, sharp, and curved

Omnivore
Long, sharp, [...]

What About Fish and Shrimp?

Facts from Green Peace:

For every kilo of shrimp, there are 3 kilos of by catch. Killing millions of animals and devastating whole ecosystems

Shrimp fishing accounts for 3-4 % of the world fishing industry but is responsible for 27% of the unnecessary destruction of marine life.

It has been estimated that yearly by catch deaths are staggering [...]

Can A Carnivore Be An Environmentalist?

What the UN says about commercial farming

One of the top 3 most significant serious contributors to the most serious environmental problems. Livestock’s contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with the problems of land degradation , climate [...]